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BOWLS: SPRINGBANK strengthened their position at the top of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division when they swept aside Nimble Nook 10-1....
Date Published 01/12/2009
A GLODWICK man had a lucky escape when he was rescued from his home following a suspected arson attack. The 40-year-old is recovering at the Royal Oldham Hospital after the...
OLDHAM town team player John Moreton suffered final disappointment in the Lancashire Men’s Classic at Fleetwood. He was beaten 3-2 by Blackpool’s Ian Lilley, who...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: KEMPTON 6.50 Hit The Switch 7.20 Light Sleeper 7.50 Blue Lyric...
PHEW what a stench! Customers have deserted The Swan after leaking sewage turned the Lees pub a stinking mess. Landlady Sharon Hirst, who took over the High Street pub in...
TOWNS and cities in Greater Manchester could band together to end the sale of cheap booze . . . with Oldham leading the way. But 10 council leaders say a recommendation by...
POLICE are stepping up spot checks at peak times to test motorists for drink and drugs over the festive season. Greater Manchester Police today launched its Christmas...
THE first snows of winter threw a cloak of white over the hills of Saddleworth on Saturday morning. Temperatures on the hills hit minus one, as 4cm of snow fell at Pots and...
‘They are crucial to our democracy’ A SENIOR broadcaster — and former Oldham Evening Chronicle journalist – has made an impassioned speech highlighting...
Denshaw householders can still get their Chronicle every day, thanks to a pair of volunteers who sell them at the Village Hall. Graham and Jean Sinclair have volunteered to...
A MAN was accused at Manchester Magistrates’ Court of a sex attack on an 18-year-old woman student. Steven Furlong (35), of Cleve Road, Oldham, was charged with sexually...
AN animal welfare case against a Glodwick man banned from keeping pets has been adjourned. Raja Hussain (28), of Mansfield Road, admitted eight charges relating to animal...
CASES of HIV have increased across the North-West, according to a new report. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) revealed that the number of new cases in the region has...
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Chadderton precinct for a bumper day of festive fun. They started the countdown to December 25 at the annual Christmas lights switch-on and...
SHAW and Crompton was glowing with seasonal cheer as Santa arrived to turn on the Christmas lights. Big Al from Revolution Radio helped perform the switch-on as crowds crowded...
AN exciting vision of a community’s future will be spelled out tonight when details of Saddleworth Parish Plan are revealed. The plan, which has taken two years to...
LIGHTS, camera, action! A driveway in an Oldham street (above) became a recording set for a popular TV show. A BBC crew were filming at Springfield Lane, Thornham, yesterday...
SANTA Claus will be on hand to read seasonal tales to children every day in December at Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre. The stories will be told at regular...
THE time has quite obviously come to hold my hands up and admit that Christmas is just around the corner. I don’t mind accepting it now, as this seems like a reasonable...
RETRO reggae rockers UB40 are dusting off their microphones and heading out on tour with special guest Eddy Grant. Having released their new compilation album “Love...
SHED 7 & THE TIDES Manchester Academy, Friday: Shed Seven enjoyed a run of 15 consecutive top 40 hits from 1994 to 2003 but it was their awesome live performances which...
Clubland Live is the hottest party in town. Where else can you see Cascada, N-Dubz, Agnes, Darren Styles and Ultrabeat whip dance fans into a frenzy — and all under one...
SIMPLE Minds and OMD will appear on the same bill for the first time as they perform Kraftwerk’s “Neon Lights”. Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr said:...
TONIGHT: Blitz Kids and Cuba Cuba — Moho Live; Thea Gilmore — Band on the Wall; Fat Freddy’s Drop — Academy TOMORROW: Everything Everything —...
ATHLETIC expect to be at full strength going in to tomorrow night’s big game against Coca-Cola League One leaders Leeds United — meaning a possible new strike pairing of Paul...
Date Published 30/11/2009
PAUL REILLY will double up for the Roughyeds next season, having signed on as both a player and assistant coach for 2010. The 33-year-old former Huddersfield star, a...
Portsmouth 1, Manchester United 4 MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Ryan Giggs after the veteran midfielder scored on the eve of his 36th birthday to inflict...
Society, dancing school and bands left homeless A historical society, two bands and a dance school are homeless after Oldham Council closed Chadderton library. The books...
A 72-YEAR-OLD Chadderton pensioner was jailed for eight months after he attacked a former member of the Great Britain cycling team and broke his ankle during an...
A Saddleworth pub landlady has demanded action after a spectacular three-vehicle smash left a 17-year-old woman trapped in a car on Friday (27) afternoon. The accident, which...
